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Poems by Emily Dickinson

Dickinson, Emily (1830-1886)

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[This is my letter to the world]

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[II. Our share of night to bear]

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III. ROUGE ET NOIR.

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IV. ROUGE GAGNE.

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[V. Glee! the great storm is over]

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[VI. If I can stop one heart from breaking]

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[VIII. A wounded deer leaps highest]

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[IX. The heart asks pleasure first]

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X. IN A LIBRARY.

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[XI. Much madness is divinest sense]

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[XII. I asked no other thing]

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XIII. EXCLUSION.

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XIV. THE SECRET.

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XV. THE LONELY HOUSE.

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[XVI. To fight aloud is very brave]

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XVIII. THE BOOK OF MARTYRS.

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XIX. THE MYSTERY OF PAIN.

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[XX. I taste a liquor never brewed]

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[XXII. I had no time to hate, because]

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XXIII. UNRETURNING.

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[XXIV. Whether my bark went down at sea,]

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[XXV. Belshazzar had a letter]

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[XXVI. The brain within its groove]

IV. TIME AND ETERNITY.

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[VI. If I can stop one heart from breaking]

If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.